send a message to VDI pool

[fborges555]

HI

Looking for a script where I can send a message to a specific VDI pool, any help appreciated 

Thanks a bunch

[LucD]

Did you try the code in Send messages to active connections on Horizons us... - VMware Technology Network VMTN

[fborges555]

HI L.

I did try the following after your suggestion:

$hvserver = connect-hvserver -server 10.10.10.10
$hvservices=$HVServer.ExtensionData
 $sessions=get-hvlocalsession
 $Poolname="IO"
 foreach ($session in $sessions){

 if($session.DesktopName -eq "$Poolname"){

 $sessionId = $session.Id
 Write-Host "Connection to $Poolname found: " $session.username
 $hvservice.session.Session_SendMessage($sessionid,"INFO","TEST")

}

}

     I ran this and even though I got no error whatsoever, The message does not show on the VDI 

Thanks a bunch

[fborges555]

L

after fixing a few things that works on my env. I ended with the following:

foreach ($session in $sessions){

if($session.NamesData.DesktopName -eq "$Poolname"){

$sessionId = $session.Id
Write-Host "Connection to $Poolname found: " $session.username
$hvservices.session.Session_SendMessage($sessionid,"INFO","We are performing a disk expansion on the IO VDI pool, we would like this to happen as soon as the CHG is approved")

}

}

But I get the following error:

Exception calling "Session_SendMessages" with "3" argument(s): "ExceptionType : VMware.Hv.SecurityError
ErrorMessage : Session is not authenticated"
At line:8 char:7
+ $hvservices.session.Session_SendMessages($sessionid,"INFO","We ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : VimException

what am I missing

Thanks a bunchhh

[LucD]

Did the connect-hvserver -server 10.10.10.10 return an object indicating success?

[fborges555]

I think it did , as when I don't I usually get an error

also I don't know if this is a good indicator but when I ran $sessions , I get a list of all :

VMware.Hv.SessionId VMware.Hv.SessionNamesData VMware.Hv.SessionLocalReferenceData VMware.Hv.SessionData, taking there is a connection established to the connection server correct?

hope this help

Thanks a bunch

[LucD · Accepted solution]

The error looks similar to the issue in Solved: Re: VMWare View API - VirtualCenterHealth - Sessio... - VMware Technology Network VMTN

[RetouwNL]

use rest api's Sending messages to Horizon Sessions using Powershell & REST api’s – Retouw.nl